Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix

Newly released data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that Florida has lowered its error rate for a federal food aid program to 12.97%, but that’s not enough to avoid a nearly $1 billion cost-share contribution next year.

Florida’s largest Medicaid pediatric healthcare provider is suing the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging it erred when Medicaid officials adjusted the rates the state pays to managed care plans to include the costs of applied behavioral analysis (ABA) services to children with autism and special needs.

Measles infections in Florida affect infants, teens, and 60-plus.

Blaise Ingoglia is using state employees to hand out hurricane pamphlets that include his image and office information.

The DeSantis administration is getting pushback for its children’s health care policies and its decision to remove tens of thousands of children from a subsidized health insurance program.

The state Department of Health notified the AIDS Healthcare Foundation that it would not renew five of its contracts to test and treat people with HIV and stop the spread of the sexually transmitted infection (STI).

Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Daniel Perez issued separate statements advising their respective members they won’t need to travel to Tallahassee next week for a special session on the budget.

‘To take people who are already on medication, take them off that, in my mind, that’s almost like a death sentence.’

The number of measles cases in Florida climbed to 140 as of March 14, with seven additional cases disclosed to the Florida Department of Health in the last reporting week, including one case in Broward County.

Last year’s extended session that featured a lengthy standoff between the Florida House and Florida Senate over spending and taxes cost slightly more than $259,000, according to figures compiled by the Office of Legislative Services.

A circuit court judge has ruled that the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis can push ahead with reductions to a program that helps people with HIV and AIDS purchase life-saving drugs.

Will the Legislature give him a victory before he’s term limited out of office?